Sulanga

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Sulanga

2005 film

Sulanga (The Wind) (Sinhala: සුළඟ) is a 2005 Sri Lankan Sinhala drama film directed and produced by Bennett Rathnayake.[2] It stars Sanath Gunathilake and Dilhani Ekanayake in lead roles along with Chandani Seneviratne and Palitha Silva. Music composed by Rohana Weerasinghe. The film also staged debut acting of Rathnayake's children Sathya Erandathi Rathnayake and Udara Rathnayake.[3][4][5] It is the 1165th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema.[6]

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The film has received mostly positive reviews from critics.[7] The film won six awards at the Calcutta International Film festival, Montreal IFF and Rio International Film Festival in Brazil.[8] In 2006, the film won the Silver Remi Award at the Houston International Film Festival.[9] The film was selected to be screened in the competitive section of Pyongyang International Film Festival in September 2006.[10]

The film was released in DVD and VCD by Torana Home Video with English subtitles is distributed by Torana Music Box in December 2006.[11]

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Cast

References

  1. [1]
    "'Sulanga' premieres from Montreal". Sunday Times. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  2. [2]
    "'Wind' blows away Benette". Sunday Times. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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    "Sulanga (2005)". IMDB. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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    "Sulanga screened in Kurunegala today". Daily News. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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    "Sri Lankan Screened Films". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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    "Sri Lanka Cinema History". National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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    "Benette flies high with 'Sulanga'". Sunday Times. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  8. [8]
    "Bennett invites to blow with the 'Wind'". Sunday Times. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
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    "'Sulanga' wins Houston Award". Sunday Times. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  10. [10]
    "Sulanga goes to Korea". Sunday Times. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  11. [11]
    "'Sulanga' out as a DVD". Sunday Times. Retrieved 8 December 2019.


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